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Posted at 7:00am Tuesday 21st Feb, 2012
 The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is hoping to work with the community to safely remove contaminated sediment from the Kopeopeo Canal in Whakatane.
Discharges of dioxins from a now-closed sawmill are causing contamination of the drainage canal, resulting in environmental damage, as well as cultural and economic loss for local iwi and neighbouring landowners.
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Posted at 12:06pm Friday 17th Feb, 2012
 A free acoustic concert by candlelight is being planned to celebrate Earth Hour in Tauranga on March 31.
Tauranga City Council sustainability advisor Michelle Elborn says the event will be held at a location in Tauranga, which the council is still working on confirming.
“There will also be a night market.”
Earth Hour is scheduled to take...
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Posted at 3:32pm Wednesday 15th Feb, 2012
 Thunderstorms and patches of heavy rain are expected across the upper North Island as a large area of unstable air passes through.
WeatherWatch.co.nz reports warm afternoon temperatures coupled with high humidity is likely to produce some big cloud build-ups throughout Thursday and possibly into early Friday.
Head weather analysis Philip Duncan says...
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Posted at 9:26am Wednesday 15th Feb, 2012
 A climate change assessment shows temperatures in the Bay of Plenty are expected to be about 1.2 degrees warmer in 2040 than they were in 1990.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s strategy, policy and planning committee has heard that by 2090 it’s expected to warm by between 2.7 degrees under a low emission scenario, and 3.6 degrees under...
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Posted at 10:14am Tuesday 14th Feb, 2012
 People will soon be able to take leisurely strolls around the banks of the Rangitaiki River as the walkway development starts.
The walkway will extend 2.7km from behind the Edgecumbe Squash and Tennis Club through to Edgecumbe Domain, with multiple access points along the route.
Matahina Dam on the Rangitaiki River.
Rangitaiki community board member...
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Posted at 3:18pm Sunday 12th Feb, 2012
 Extreme weather patterns experienced over the holiday period are predicted to continue as El Nino and La Nina patterns become more dominate over the country.
Flooding in the Bay of Plenty caught many people out with road closures in the area over the holiday period.
Flooding at the bottom of 17th Avenue on New Year’s Day.
Two people in the Whakatane...
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Posted at 11:14am Thursday 09th Feb, 2012 | By Laura Weaser
 A new information and historical centre at McLaren Falls Park is open with the ceremony attended this morning by about 40 people.
Among the attendees were Mayor Stuart Crosby and several Tauranga City Councillors, park ranger Gary Borman and philanthropist Harold Marshall.
Mayor Stuart Crosby and philanthropist Harold Marshall read one of the informative...
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Posted at 7:06am Thursday 09th Feb, 2012
 The Whakatane District Council is encouraging residents to become energy efficient by introducing zero consent fees for solar heating.
The council is also planning to reduce the cost in building and resource management consent fees as part of changes proposed for incorporation into its draft Long Term Plan.
The council’s strategy and planning...
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Posted at 3:47pm Wednesday 08th Feb, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Rabbit shooting at Mauao is back on schedule after a brief hiatus over the summer holiday period.
Mauao park ranger Mark Ray’s team has restarted night shoots to control the number of what he describes as ‘pesky’ rabbits on the mountain.
Mauao park ranger Mark Ray says rabbit culls are commonplace at Mount Maunganui.
“The actual...
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Posted at 4:43pm Tuesday 07th Feb, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Residents experiencing a ‘putrid smell’ around the town may only have to put up with it for another week as the Tauranga City Council works to fix the problem.
SunLive readers have reported smelling sewage in certain areas, including 15th Avenue behind Tauranga Boys’ College.
Manholes are being blamed for the smell of sewage polluting...
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